“Brian’s Winter” is written by Gary Pulsen and was first published in January 1996. The story does not show when does this take place however, this story shows the transition from fall to winter. The story is told in the third person. There is only one main character in the book in which is Brian. This is because he is stranded alone in the Canadian wilderness, with some knowledge of how to survive in the forest. Brian's family is separated and he always wonders if they got back together or if they still hate each other. The story begins where the setting of “Hatchet” (the previous book) was, in which was the Canadian wilderness. The climate is slowly decreasing and Brian is desperately trying to survive. Summer is slowly going away, and